The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-08-11

Neither the New England Yankee nor
the Dutch stock from which came so
many Of the rich families of New York
is prolific Of female loveliness. When
you go into the shops the girls behind
the counter are apt to be prettier than
those before 1t. There is no prettier
type of beauty than is now and then seen
among young girls of Irish descent-hair
that has auburn reflections, fair skin and
rosy cheeks and sensitive, expressive
features. 1t is type that tends to run
to red hair and freckles, but occasion
ally displays quality of complexion
that has the delicacy of flower petal.
Such faces occasionally confront me on
the Bowery or in the tenement-house
lanes, and at any good-sized social gath
ering of the working classes there
are pretty sure to be some beauties
that put to shame the bellies of
Fifth avenue. Among 1900 Bowery
people assembled for picnic in grove
up the Hudson found plenty Of pretty
girls, badly dressed, however, as rule.
The fabrics used were so cheap, fiimsy,
and in nearly all cases so much worn,
that the inevitable tournure looked like
gross caricature. One girl, who was
decided beauty, however, exhibited
original taste. She had on gown of
white flannel, loose at the waist and over
the bust. 1t was unadorned with bow
or knot at the throat and there was not
even braid at the cuffs. The originality,
therefore, was confined wholly to the fact
that the garment looked as If 1t had been
made of one piece of cloth, loose end Of
which had been cast about the waist and
fastened in an ugly knot, yet it conformed
to her attitudes in striking, picturesque
way.
The manners of crowd of east side
people off for days outing are as in.
teresting to observe as a Harrigan COM
edy. 1t is much the same thing, in fact,
for the actor is credited with drawing his
characters and scenes from the life as he
has personally seen it. East-side man
ners, of course, differ from those of
Fifth avenue, but which are the best is a
matter of taste. 1 myself like the SIM
pie, sincere, hearty style of the east
siders, despite obvious flaws in the
phrases Of courtesy employed. Their
way of making an introduction is always
an Interesting ceremony. Here is sam
pie instance Of the sort. 1t occurred at
the edge of q dancing pavilion, where
several hundred east siders had assem-
bled for q few hours recreation. A
young man with three small children
had brought them to the edge and
left them there for safe-keepiHg in
charge of an elderly woman with whom
he was acquainted. He was passing the
time of day with the elderly woman
passed. One of them recognized him at
first and seemed inclined to go on without
speaking. Then she suddenly changed
her mind, and the party Withdrawing
her arm from that of her companion she
stretched out her free arm and plucked
the young man by the sleeve. She had
had to reach SO far that her balance was
disturbed, and after pulling at the sleeve
she tilted awkwardly back to her frs
position, where she stood half-turnet
about looking at the young man with
broad smile that unkind people woult
call q grin. He was evidently surprised
and not displeased to see her, for h,
swung around on his heels quickly, ex
tended his hand and said: "Hullo, Kate
how are yer" Kate Immediately lef,
her companion, for the young man die
not advance to meet her, and grasped the
extended hand with q hearty shake
saying:
aHow are ye, Murtaghe Is then
yoursw jerking her head at the children
eyes, them are mine," responded Muir
tagh; "where did yez drop fromP"
"pm up in Harlem now; an is then
all yez have, eh?" and she giggled as il
there were q good joke lurking abou
somewhere in her mind. After the hand
shaking Murtagh had stood with boil
arms akimbo, grinning and swayins
slightly on his heels. Kate had one arm
akimbo and the other hung ON her side
eyes," admitted Murtagh, "that's all
Who is It yez have wild yezl"